With high winds returning to what has already been a windy season, we can expect the Nepalese side of Everest to become quiet while the Tibetan side will close out with thunder! Look for the last summits of the 2025 Spring season to happen on the north side of Chomolungma.
Summit Update
As has become the norm, the Nepali-led teams summit as soon as possible once the fixed line is in place to the summit, while most Western guides keep their powder dry and wait for the last window to avoid crowds. The only exception to this was Climbing the Seven Summits, which made their pushes in mid-May, with a total of 58 people reaching the summit. They have left EBC already.
Madison Mountaineering summited after a long 10- to 12-hour push in blustery conditions. Garrett Madison topped out for the 15th time, tying the legendary Dave Hahn for the most American summits.
Kaitu Expedition had two Chinese clients with four support climbers who summited. Alpine Ascents International claimed 100% success, and longtime AAI guide Ben Jones achieved his tenth summit. Mountain Professionals, led by Ryan Waters, also got their team on the summit. Adventure Consultants halted their summit push due to high winds yesterday, but are now on their second attempt.
The 14 Peaks Expedition team, a high-end subsidiary of Seven Summits Treks, saw two clients accompanied by five Sherpas summit on the 23rd, while SST put eleven Chinese clients on Everest’s summit and four also got Lhotse. Setting a record, Tashi Gyalzen Sherpa, 29, got his fourth Everest summit in 15 days. He was with 8K Expeditions and the rope team. He’s supported by the Little Sherpa Foundation, a Scottish aid organization that assists those in need in Nepal.
For those who decry the trash on Everest, note that the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee is collecting and removing hundreds of bags of waste. Check out their site to see videos of their stellar work.
Over on Kangchunga, Imagine Nepal summited ten people.
On the Tibetan side of Everest, Climbalaya has claimed one client with two Sherpas, and I am aware of another client who is ready to go soon. Other teams on the side that will ascend before the end of the month include Alpenglow, a Chinese team, Kobler & Partner.
Runner Update
Tyler Andrews, 34, is on his second attempt at the speed record for ascending Everest, but will use Os on the upper mountain and Karl Egloff, is also running, hoping for a round-trip no Os speed record. They are both around Camp 3 as of 3 AM Nepal time. They have the Hill pretty much to themselves, mainly climbers descending at this point.
Climb On!
Alan
Memories are Everything
Death Total–Ten across the Himalayas
1, 2. April 8–Annapurna: Rinje Sherpa and Ngima Tashi Sherpa, avalanche on Annapurna while working for Seven Summits Treks.
3. April 26–Ama Dablam: Austrian Martin Hornegger, 64, died descending Ama Dablam after summit.
4. May 12–Kanchenjunga: French climber Margareta Morin, 63, died ascending Kanchenjunga, climbing with Peak 15 Adventure.
5. May 5–Makalu: American Alexander (Alex) Pancoe, 39, died at Camp 2, climbing with Madison Mountaineering.
Everest–Five Deaths
1 April 2–Nepali Lanima Sherpa, 55, reportedly died due to high altitude sickness at EBC with an unidentified expedition operator.
2. Early May, Ngima Dorji Sherpa died at EBC from reportedly a brain hemorrhage. He worked for Seven Summits Treks.
3 May 4–Pen Chhiri Sherpa reportedly had a heart attack at Camp I while working for TAG Nepal.
4. May 15–Filipino Philipp II Santiago, 45, reportedly died of unknown causes at C4 on his Everest ascent with Snowy Horizon.
5. May 16, 2025, West Bengal, Indian, Subrata Ghosh, 45, died near the Hillary Step after summiting with Snowy Horizon.
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Previous Everest 2025 Season Coverage Posts
- Everest 2025: Last Summits on Nepal Side, Tibet Staged
- Everest 2025: LIVE Summit Interview with Garrett Madison
- Everest 2025: Fast Everest Summits 3 or 5 Days?
- Everest 2025: Two More Deaths, along with Windy Summits
- Everest 2025: Winds are Retuning –Summit Now or Later?
- Everest 2025: Weekend Update May 18–Summit, Summits and Preventable Deaths
- Everest 2025: More Everest Summits and A Death Reported
- Everest 2025: Mass Everest Summits, with More to Come
- Everest 2025: Earthquake, Summits, Rescues and a Death–Updated
- Everest 2025: Weekend Update May 11–Summit, Summits and more Summits
- Everest 2025: Lhotse Summits, Everest Soon & Anticipation
- Everest 2025: Managing the Crowds for a “Summit Weekend”
- Everest 2025: Pumori Avalanche, Makalu Death
- Everest 2025: Weekend Update May 4–Waiting on the Ropes
- Everest 2025: Climbers to Watch and a Death on Ama Dablam
- Everest 2025: Weekend Update May 4–On the Move!
- Everest 2025: Climbers to Watch and a Death on Ama Dablam
- Everest 2025: Weekend Update April 27–On the Move!
- Everest 2025: Remembering The Day Nepal Shook–10 Years Later
- Everest 2025: When Will They Summit?
- Everest 2025: Weekend Update April 20–Base Camp Sprawl
- Everest 2025: April 18, A Day to Remember
- Annapurna 2025: Podcast with John Black on Sherpa Deaths
- Everest 2025: Weekend Update April 11
- Annapurna 2025: Summit and Missing Sherpas
- Everest 2025: Weekend Update April 6
- Annapurna 2025: Risky Decisions – April 5 Update
- Everest 2025: Weekend Update March 30
- Everest 2025: Weekend Update March 23
- Everest 2025: Welcome to Everest 2025 Coverage – an introduction to the Everest 2025 Spring season
Background
- Everest by the Numbers: 2025 Edition – A deep dive into Everest statistics as compiled by the Himalayan Database
- Comparing the Routes of Everest: 2025 Edition – A detailed look at Everest’s routes, commercial, standard and non-standard
- How Much Does it Cost to Climb Everest: 2025 Edition – My annual review of what it costs to climb Everest solo, unsupported, and guided
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